Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-05-20
1t was Mr.. Smith. our baker.

| check. ne SAID. Inc bdHk feluSSt
to take it, saying it was not you sig
! nature"
! took the check and looked at it
| The amount was s., made payabl,
| to bearer, and my name in full signed
| But it was not my pennanshlp
| though an excellent forgery.
"Who gave you this cheekg ask
ed.
why, your girl, Mollie. You know
she always brings checks in payment
for what she gets and give her the
change. Yesterday she brought this
and got can OF oysters. told her the
signature was not natural, but she said
you scratched it off in II great hurry
lust as you were going out. The bank,
however, desires your word for it's au-
thenticity before cashing it.
Evelyn had come into the hall dur
ing the conversation, and we looked
at each other in dumb amazement.
Was Mollie, our treasure, a forger?
Call Mollie, Evelyn" said.
We all went into the library TO await
her coming.
She came-pretty, neat, smiling,
with her bright honest eyes, picture
OF youth, sweetness and virtue.
"Alollie, did you present this check
to Mr.. Smith yes terday, and tell him
| wrote my name in great hurry, and
get the money upon it?'
Mollie looked from one to the 9th
er, grew a shade paler and then said
calmly, ayes, did,
"Did you write my name to that
check, MolIe?"
"Yes, | did"
"Where did you get the check?'
81 took it from your bank book
when l cleaned up the library one
day"
"Did yon ever do such a thing be-
fore?"
Molie hesitated.
"Speak, Remember this is % State
prison crime, and your only salvation
lies in confession"
yes, have written your name tc
two cheeks
"AIr. Smith, said, 81 will settle
this matter with you another time"
Mr.. Smith took hie departure.
"Molie," said Evelyn, ''come with
me. want to examine your trunk.
Ii you will forge you will steal"
Mollie followed my wife without q
word, and unlocked her trunk. Moth
ing short Of Noah $ ark ever contained
the variety of articles that were found
in that trunk.
Sheets, pillow cases, stockings, rib
bons, laces. handkerchiefs, napkins,
tea coffee and sugar were a few of the
items.
GLOW long have you been stealing
from me, Mollie?' asked Evelyn.
Ever since | first came here.,'
"What did you take at first? You
must tell me everything, Mollie."
Molie was silent and sullen.
"Mollie," | said, "unless you are
frank and full in your confessions it
will so hard with you. II you make q
| clean breast OF it we may forgive you,
| and grant you new trial.
Mollie was silent.
''Did you begin with small packages
OF tea and sugar?'' asked Evelyn gem
tly.
Eyes, ma am
"And you increased them until OF
late, you have taken five, or six. or
seven, or eight pounds each month";"
eyes maam, think | took ten
pounds OF sugar last month"
what did you do with it?'
81 gave 1t to my aunt and my sis
| ter.
/ groaned aloud, "No wonder !
| thought the grocer's bill growing,
| Evelyn. Ii the author of John Hall
| tax, Gentleman, had domestic like
! Mollie, whose relatives were fond OF
green tea, she must have been the in
! splration OF that poem Green Things
| Growing >" And then an inspiration
seemed to strike me-
"Molhe, did you take any cigars?"
| j queried in a tender insinuating voice.
"Yes, sir"
Lots OF cigars, to give toyour bean
Jim? Did you keep him we'll sup.
! piled?
"Yes, sir"
"Ahal Evelyn" I cried. '"Truth
crushed to earth will rise again. Vir-
tue receives its reward at last. Eve
lyn, beg my pardon"
John, how can you lest at such a
timer" almost sobbed Evelyn, II feel
| perfectly heart broken. Molie, YOU
can pack and go, and we will not ar
rest yoa-but leave the house AT
| once"
Evelyn, that is unkind," / said.
We must show this girl mercy. Let
us give her one more trial"
Every we'll. Molie, Won can STAY
II my husband desires 1T. We
will hush this matter up and
never speak OF it, but remember if one
cent S worth OF anything is missing
from the mouse you will be held re-
| sponsible Tor it and DISCHARGED in dis
grace. But we will give you one more
opportunity to redeem your reputa-
ton"
"Thankyou," answered NIollie meek
Is.
But the next morning she came to
us to say that she had decided not to
remain.
"Othello's occupations gone, said
Evelyn. "She won't stay il she can't
steal. And to think how we loved
and trusted that girl"
After Molie had been in her room
some time Evelyn suddenly made her
appearance there also.
II have concluded that | will take
parting glance ut the contents of
| your trank before you 90, ;" she said.
| Mollie resisted stoutly, but Evelyn,
with the quiet force of strong, cain
| nature nrOpeplpH with hon